Biographical entry Harvey, John

Captain

Summary

Royal Navy Captain John Harvey devised the Harvey towed torpedo in the late 1860s. With his nephew Frederick Harvey, he refined the weapon until it was accepted by the Royal Navy as a viable weapon in 1871.

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Published resources

Books

  • Gray, Edwyn, Nineteenth Century Torpedoes and Their Inventors, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2004. Details

Journal Articles

  • 'Harvey's Sea Torpedoes', Engineering, vol. 8, 1 October 1869, p. 227. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 9, 18 March 1870, p. 180. Details
  • 'The Harvey Submarine Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 9, 8 April 1870, p. 241. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 9, 18 March 1870, p. 180. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 12, 28 July 1871, p. 63. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 11, 17 February 1871, p. 124. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 11, 13 January 1871, pp. 35-36. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 14, 11 October 1872, p. 262. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 13, 21 June 1872, p. 412. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 13, 24 May 1872, p. 352. Details
  • Harvey, J., 'Harvey's "Otter" Torpedo', Engineering, Letter to the Editor, vol. 11, 2 June 1871, p. 384. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Gray, Edwyn, Nineteenth Century Torpedoes and Their Inventors, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2004.

Prepared by: Rebecca Rigby